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neither of those are decided by the supreme court. and if the supreme court had tried to decide either of those elections they would have been ignored. what was interesting to me was the power and capital that the supreme court built up was such that once it ruled vice president gore saw no way to challenge the ruling even if he saw it was wrong. the supreme court building i think on its decisions in brown against board of education and in the reapportion revolution built up such capital. once it said this election is over, everybody snapped to and said this election is over. and i think that's the reason in part that we didn't have a constitutional crisis. the supreme court should have waited until all the ballots were counted to issue an opinion to say this election is over. i don't think we needed this to be decided by december 12th so people will have a full two weeks of christmas shopping before christmas day. each week american history tv american's artifacts gives museums and historic places. the collection includes an estimate
neither of those are decided by the supreme court. and if the supreme court had tried to decide either of those elections they would have been ignored. what was interesting to me was the power and capital that the supreme court built up was such that once it ruled vice president gore saw no way to challenge the ruling even if he saw it was wrong. the supreme court building i think on its decisions in brown against board of education and in the reapportion revolution built up such capital. once...
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court. and the arrest of people on the record were removed from the record, so our names were not listed because we were under age at the time. the other case i was involved in in columbia was where students rallied from all over the state to protest the fact that the south carolina house of representatives at that time had passed a bill that gave police officers the authority to arrest individuals for disturbing the peace, even if it was on state property. so immediately, we decided that we would have to march on the capital. that was back in march of 90 six -- march of 1961, i think it was march, it could have been march of 1961. hundreds of students came down from the state and students from columbia and morris college and south carolina state university. in fact, congressman clyburn, jim clyburn was arrested, he was one of the ones arrested during that particular march on the state capital. but they kept us in jail overnight and that next day when we were able to have visitors, who wasn'
court. and the arrest of people on the record were removed from the record, so our names were not listed because we were under age at the time. the other case i was involved in in columbia was where students rallied from all over the state to protest the fact that the south carolina house of representatives at that time had passed a bill that gave police officers the authority to arrest individuals for disturbing the peace, even if it was on state property. so immediately, we decided that we...
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he supreme court should have waited until all the ballots were counted to issue an opinion to say, this election is over. needed this to be decided by december 12th so two e will have a full weeks of christmas shopping day.re christmas history tv erican american's artifacts gives places. and historic the collection includes an estimated 400,000 items left at since it opened in 1982. the collections are stored in these blue boxes. next we visit the national park service resource center to see a selection of items left at the wall. hi. and workeum technician for the vietnam memorial out in maryland. it's for national capital regions parks. housed collection is entirely in this building. we are a collection of objects at a memorial in d.c., the vietnam memorial. come by the memorial every day and leave objects at the rangers which our park collect and then every two weeks or so, we do a pick-up at the them out nd we bring here to our museum resource center and we sort through them catalog them and make them part of our collection. some objects to show you from the collection. hey kind of c
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supreme court. the 59-year-old brandeis wrote to his brother alfred -- i'm not exactly sure that i am to be congratulated, but i am convinced, all things considered, that i should accept. [laughter] ms. lynch: the public reaction to his announcement was swift and explosive. former president william howard taft denounced the nomination, calling brandeis quote -- and muckegor -- a mc raker -- raker. and in my judgment, of much power for evil. the "new york times," complained to the brandeis is essentially a contender, a striver after change and reform it. yes, brandeis was rather tenacious, and he certainly was striving to reform society. as a young lawyer, he and samuel war and wrote in 1890 and extremely influential essay in the harvard law review the defined the right to privacy for the modern age, in response to what they called the all too enterprising press, and new technologies that could reproduce things or sounds. later, when taking legal action to limit the number of hours that women were fo
supreme court. the 59-year-old brandeis wrote to his brother alfred -- i'm not exactly sure that i am to be congratulated, but i am convinced, all things considered, that i should accept. [laughter] ms. lynch: the public reaction to his announcement was swift and explosive. former president william howard taft denounced the nomination, calling brandeis quote -- and muckegor -- a mc raker -- raker. and in my judgment, of much power for evil. the "new york times," complained to the...
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court case that confirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment. monday afternoon at 3:30 eastern , jane swanson compares the assassination of abraham lincoln and john f. kennedy. the personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins in the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the expansion reactions of the two widows carry very legally and jacqueline kennedy -- mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> jfk was very interested in abraham lincoln and jackie had the link in for the federal. >> for the computer -- complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> of american history tv, brooklyn law school professor christopher book,amp talks about his alexander graham bell and the patent that change the law. he is mainly remembered for being the -- inventor of the telephone because of a lawyer. although many others contributed to the convention, christopher says bell went out because of america's patent laws. the new york public library posted this one hour and 15 minutes event. >> thank you for
court case that confirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment. monday afternoon at 3:30 eastern , jane swanson compares the assassination of abraham lincoln and john f. kennedy. the personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins in the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the expansion reactions of the two widows carry very legally and jacqueline kennedy -- mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> jfk was very...
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that issue is now in the supreme court. the supreme court agreed to hear the case. it will be decided this term. my suspicion, although as i was telling my bankruptcy students yesterday in class, my track record on predicting the supreme court is it's less -- it's above zero, but it's well below 50%. my guess is it won't be decided until the summer, and whatever happens will be too late to be a major part of the solution to this crisis is my view. it's possible i'm wrong about that, but the decision will come too late, and it's at best 50-50 that puerto rico's going to win i think in the supreme court. as crazy as that seems. and maybe i should note, i and a co-author of mine filed a little amicus brief saying the supreme court should reverse the lower courts. but back on the question of bankruptcy generally and why do republicans seem to be coalescing toward a control board plus check, something that sounds a little bit like a bailout approach. my first reaction to this that question is, i hope that's not where republicans are coalescing. my sense is, my sense may
that issue is now in the supreme court. the supreme court agreed to hear the case. it will be decided this term. my suspicion, although as i was telling my bankruptcy students yesterday in class, my track record on predicting the supreme court is it's less -- it's above zero, but it's well below 50%. my guess is it won't be decided until the summer, and whatever happens will be too late to be a major part of the solution to this crisis is my view. it's possible i'm wrong about that, but the...
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supreme court on an issue interracial dating here on campus. it was a difference between biblical conviction and public policy. what happened was public policy ruled biblical conviction. that was the problem of the issue of that time. that is why has repercussions today, because if there are people who have religious convictions about rings, and conflict with public policy, and what is the supreme court's going to do about that? in trying to understand the court case, officially known as bob jones university versus united states, this is no defense of the ban on interracial dating. it was wrong, it was racist, the school eventually recognizes that. but understand this, you go back to the south in the late 19th century after the civil war. the tragedies of what slavery was replaced with was a system of segregation, and also part of states.ible time was mostly southern states. asy passed what are known miscegenationtion -- & decision nation laws. this was for white southerners after the civil war, right on through probably the 1940's and 1950's.
supreme court on an issue interracial dating here on campus. it was a difference between biblical conviction and public policy. what happened was public policy ruled biblical conviction. that was the problem of the issue of that time. that is why has repercussions today, because if there are people who have religious convictions about rings, and conflict with public policy, and what is the supreme court's going to do about that? in trying to understand the court case, officially known as bob...
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supreme court, the first jewish justice on the highest court. in commemoration of the anniversary of his nomination, brandeis university in massachusetts hosted a panel including supreme court justice route bader ginsburg to discuss his contributions to american democracy. then at 6:55, professors freeman who studies early american politics and bellow specializing in the 20th century discuss the evolution of political parties and partisanship from the founding era to present day. sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the white house rewind, from the 2000 campaign, a south carolina republican primary debate with texas governor george w. bush, arizona senator john mccain and alan keys. cnn hosted the event in columbia and larry king moderated. governor bush won in south carolina and he went on to secure the republican nomination. and at 6:00, american artifacts looks at selections of objects left at the vietnam memorial wall including letters, graphs, art work and metals, about 400,000 items at national park museum resource center in maryland. for th
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thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> we talk to supreme court reporter david savage about the death of justice scalia over the sbentd vacancy left on the court. then the aaron klein with the possible changes on interest rates in the coming weeks. you can join the conversation on phone or by facebook and twitter. washington journal every morning live at 7:00 am on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour hosted by our cable partners takes you to greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and literary culture. >> in september 1939 when europe went to war, our allies, primarily england and france, looked to washington, d.c. for goods and materials that they needed. so, washington, d.c. looked down to the textile capital of the world. and all of a sudden, government contracts came funneling into this area, asking the mills here to begin producing for the war effort, initially for our allies and then, of course, for the united states as well. >> and on american history tv -- >> so we're standing right here at red river falls. this really was a pretty nasty spot. it'
thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> we talk to supreme court reporter david savage about the death of justice scalia over the sbentd vacancy left on the court. then the aaron klein with the possible changes on interest rates in the coming weeks. you can join the conversation on phone or by facebook and twitter. washington journal every morning live at 7:00 am on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour hosted by our cable partners takes you to greenville, south...
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this resulted in a trial for high treason and high misdemeanor by the united states supreme court. he was acquitted. in jefferson in his second term as president, he was against aaron burr. further attempts at prosecution were likely. aaron burr fled to europe. as late as 1812 when he returned, he had to slip into the country under a false name. ultimately, he returned to the practice of law in new york city and that is what he was doing in 1833, the year of his marriage to eliza jumel. the question remains, what brought them together? the undoubted attraction was eliza jumel's money. aaron burr was a brilliant man in many ways. he was a genius at seizing opportunities. he was a compulsive debtor, totally unable to save money for tomorrow. i found quite a few records of the new york court that have not previously been examined in his literature. they show him time after time borrowing money, promising to pay it back, and then defaulting. for example, i found five cases between 1819-1829 in which aaron burr borrowed money, given promissory note, and then was unable to pay. in anothe
this resulted in a trial for high treason and high misdemeanor by the united states supreme court. he was acquitted. in jefferson in his second term as president, he was against aaron burr. further attempts at prosecution were likely. aaron burr fled to europe. as late as 1812 when he returned, he had to slip into the country under a false name. ultimately, he returned to the practice of law in new york city and that is what he was doing in 1833, the year of his marriage to eliza jumel. the...
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there is no supreme court that says a statute is unconstitutional. the americans deviate and it takes a debate to open their eyes to the experience. the experience is 150-175 years and the colonial experience -- that is why colonial history is important. it seems like nostalgia and it is not. it is important and it is much-neglected, i must confess. [applause] host: thank you. thank all of you for coming. [applause] thank you so much. i think all of you for coming. i want to remind you that the book is a great holiday gift. [laughter] we will see you again. gordon wood will be out at the book signing table. the museum store is on the 77th street side. thank you all for coming. we love having you with us and we love doing this program. good night. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> interested in american history tv? visit our website, www.c-span.org/history. >> this is the hardest problem i've seen in government. it implicates america's the rule ofprivacy, law, public
there is no supreme court that says a statute is unconstitutional. the americans deviate and it takes a debate to open their eyes to the experience. the experience is 150-175 years and the colonial experience -- that is why colonial history is important. it seems like nostalgia and it is not. it is important and it is much-neglected, i must confess. [applause] host: thank you. thank all of you for coming. [applause] thank you so much. i think all of you for coming. i want to remind you that the...
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supreme court. in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his nomination, brandeis university in massachusetts hosted a panel including supreme court justice ruth baderr ginsberg to discuss his contributions to american democracy. then joanne freeman, who studies early american politics and brian balow who specializes in the 20th century discuss the evolution of political parties and partisanship from the founding era to present day. sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the white house rewind from the 2000 campaign, a south carolina republican primary debate featuring texas governor george w. bush, arizona senator john mccain, and alan keyes. rnn hosted the event in columbia. and larry king moderated. governor bush won in south carolina, halting senator mccain's momentum and he went on to secure the republican nomination. and at 6:00, american artifacts looks at selections of objects left at the vietnam memorial wall, including letters, photographs, art work and medals. the collection includes about
supreme court. in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his nomination, brandeis university in massachusetts hosted a panel including supreme court justice ruth baderr ginsberg to discuss his contributions to american democracy. then joanne freeman, who studies early american politics and brian balow who specializes in the 20th century discuss the evolution of political parties and partisanship from the founding era to present day. sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the white house rewind...
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a number of civil rights cases before the supreme court. that transformed the entire political landscape. >> dwight eisenhower had some civil rights moments. a federal intervention in little rock. but, how do he look at eisenhower? in grad school, there is the idea that eisenhower ironed things out. there has been a revisionism that he was more hands-on. did you miss something on him back then? >> certainly. that eisenhower demanded all memos be only a paragraph long so that his lips would not get tired. there were bumper stickers. to have agoing golfer, why not elect ben hogan? this is the view at the time that john foster dallas actually ran american on policy. this is when the papers opened in abilene. clear that eisenhower was a man that controlled foreign policy. i think that this rehabilitation of eisenhower has gone too far. nevermind how i voted. it is said now that he brought down joe mccarthy. for theis responsible war in court. that he was an advocate of civil rights. i do not think any of this things are very correct. he caved i
a number of civil rights cases before the supreme court. that transformed the entire political landscape. >> dwight eisenhower had some civil rights moments. a federal intervention in little rock. but, how do he look at eisenhower? in grad school, there is the idea that eisenhower ironed things out. there has been a revisionism that he was more hands-on. did you miss something on him back then? >> certainly. that eisenhower demanded all memos be only a paragraph long so that his...
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supreme court confirmation hearings. this program is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> armstrong williams, welcome to explorations in black leadership. >> thank you for inviting me. >> we are policed to ha ed tple here. i want to talk about the brown decision. it occurred before you were born. what was the discussion, if any, in your family or what was the feeling about what this might mean? >> my parents had quite a different take on government and the issues of race. my father actually in the discussions actually thought it was ridiculous that the highest court in the land even had to come to the conclusion of discussion that separation -- separate but equal was immoral. he always saw things in terms of moral and immoral. had the discussion to make a decision to make the facilities equ equal. his attitude was, son, they can try for the next 20 or 30 years to make the facilities equal, but the only way my children will have a quality education is that i got to ep sunsure that i happens. i have to make sure it happens bef
supreme court confirmation hearings. this program is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> armstrong williams, welcome to explorations in black leadership. >> thank you for inviting me. >> we are policed to ha ed tple here. i want to talk about the brown decision. it occurred before you were born. what was the discussion, if any, in your family or what was the feeling about what this might mean? >> my parents had quite a different take on government and the issues of race. my...
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thomas was nominated to the supreme court i became a commentator. written commentary doing radio. i'm really not a journalist. >> when you have to fill out a form that says profession, what do you write? >> conservative commentator. >> not just commentator, conservative. >> i'm a conservative commentator. >> all right. >> that doesn't surprise you. >> at some point you have to say to yourself and maybe not verbalized, you have to say i'm a leader. what was that point for you? >> that's a funny question. as a child i was a leader is what my parents would say. >> how did that exhibit as a child, not just high school offices. >> at home. >> okay. >> at home. >> who trusted you? who followed you at home? >> my parents and brothers and sisters and uncles and cousins. you know, i -- they felt i had wisdom. something going wrong with the farm and things not working out the way they were supposed to and as a boy at 14 years old, daddy, have you ever tried this or thought of this. daddy said boy, how did you know that? boy, you have boys app growing up so my father would say boy, i'm telli
thomas was nominated to the supreme court i became a commentator. written commentary doing radio. i'm really not a journalist. >> when you have to fill out a form that says profession, what do you write? >> conservative commentator. >> not just commentator, conservative. >> i'm a conservative commentator. >> all right. >> that doesn't surprise you. >> at some point you have to say to yourself and maybe not verbalized, you have to say i'm a leader. what...
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supreme court. he became the first jewish justice to sit on the nation's highest court. in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his nomination, the university in massachusetts hosted a panel including supreme court justice ruth baden ginsburg to discuss his contributions to american democracy. at 6:55 professors who study early american history and specializes in 20th century discusses partisanship. sunday morning at 10:00 from the 2000 campaign a south carolina republican primary debate featuring george w. bush, arizona senator john mccain and alan keys. cnn hosted the event in columbia and larry king moderated. governor bush won in south carolina halting senator mccain's momentum and went on to secure the republican nomination. and at 6:00 american artifacts looks at selections of objects left at the vietnam memorial wall including letters, photographs, artwork and medals. the collection includes about 400,000 items all stored at the national park service museum resource center in maryland. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >>
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supreme court case that affirmed the constitutionality of capital unpiche meu punishment. and james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln in 1865 and john f. kennedy in 1963. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> jackie was very conscious of history. jfk was very interested in lincoln and knew a lot about lincoln and jackie did have very much in mind the lincoln precedent for the funeral. >> for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-spspan.orcspan.org. >>> every election cycle we're reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. >> to me c-span is a them for political junkies and the way to track the government as it happens. >> i think it's a great way for us to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues will say i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more that c-span does to make
supreme court case that affirmed the constitutionality of capital unpiche meu punishment. and james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln in 1865 and john f. kennedy in 1963. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> jackie was very conscious of history. jfk was...
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it is also true of the supreme court. people may be inclined to think that knowing all of the great , that a number of the supreme court decisions of the1970's were part of warren court. roe v wade did not take place under warren. not directly because this was nixon's intent. far from it. of things continuity that had begun earlier in the 1930's. prof. brinkley: would you rather have dinner with nixon or harding? [laughter] prof. leuchtenburg: one of my has been reading my book and he e-mailed me a couple of days ago and said, i just read your nixon chapter. after you wrote it, did you wash your hands? [laughter] i was going to dodge the question. i said that the one person i did have dinner with was jimmy carter. presidency at the smithsonian, in washington, we were on a panel together. i said, i would not want to have dinner with jimmy carter. in many ways, and admirable man. with the possible exception of , the mosty adams admirable ex-president we have ever had, but spent the whole just the way we think of him. smile.
it is also true of the supreme court. people may be inclined to think that knowing all of the great , that a number of the supreme court decisions of the1970's were part of warren court. roe v wade did not take place under warren. not directly because this was nixon's intent. far from it. of things continuity that had begun earlier in the 1930's. prof. brinkley: would you rather have dinner with nixon or harding? [laughter] prof. leuchtenburg: one of my has been reading my book and he e-mailed...
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king: but the supreme court ruled they can. keyes: frankly, the supreme court has ruled roe v. wade and a lot of other stuff. king: well, wait a minute, is the -- keyes: and as president of the united states -- excuse me. king: hold it. keyes: as president of the united states i will -- i will sit in an office that is co-equal with the supreme court, in which i will have an equal responsibility with the court for the interpretation of the constitution. king: do you -- wait a minute. do you agree that the court has the final word? keyes: let me finish. king: you don't think that. keyes: the constitution doesn't say that. let me finish. king: the court is not the final word? keyes: let me finish, larry. i think that it's very simple on campaign finance reform. instead of saying that because these politicians can't act with integrity we must give up our rights, let the ones who don't have the integrity give up their offices. and let's have a system that's very simple. no dollar vote without a ballot vote. only individuals capable of voting. king: you share that view? bush: yes, ab
king: but the supreme court ruled they can. keyes: frankly, the supreme court has ruled roe v. wade and a lot of other stuff. king: well, wait a minute, is the -- keyes: and as president of the united states -- excuse me. king: hold it. keyes: as president of the united states i will -- i will sit in an office that is co-equal with the supreme court, in which i will have an equal responsibility with the court for the interpretation of the constitution. king: do you -- wait a minute. do you...
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but he really wanted to be a supreme court justice. that roosevelt felt that tapped was going to be his guy just into that he hoped what he would do. he got in the oval office and he said, i am president. i'm going to not always do what -- and ironically, in some ways, he was more progressive. he kind of pushed things in a little bit more that direction by teddy saw him as just a party hack and i think roosevelt just didn't -- he hated not being president anymore. he was really young, really vital in a just, you can see him going on is barnstorming tour in 1910-1911 and he is getting more excited everyplace he goes and the crowds are huge. now, 98, when you look at read between the lines of newspaper accounts and they are observing that there are people who are to believe people who are just curious like, i want to see teddy in person so they cannot and watch but they are just watching. but he really loved the spotlight. he was hungry purity also felt that taft was not doing enough, that he clearly -- particularly his time in europe in
but he really wanted to be a supreme court justice. that roosevelt felt that tapped was going to be his guy just into that he hoped what he would do. he got in the oval office and he said, i am president. i'm going to not always do what -- and ironically, in some ways, he was more progressive. he kind of pushed things in a little bit more that direction by teddy saw him as just a party hack and i think roosevelt just didn't -- he hated not being president anymore. he was really young, really...
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court. mcgowan was so impressed that two days later, he ordered the federal government to discontinue its use of the pony express. a really big deal. at the time, it took eight days to get the pony express to get something to the west coast. lincoln did away with pony express in a hurry. it was this technology that helped him manage the civil war. the moneyr seen "lincoln?" it is very authentic. daniel day-lewis, who plays nds hours waiting in that room. it is adjacent to the white house, by the way. technology was mirrored by other presidents and other presidents we don't think of too often. -- he was a. hayes real high-tech president. he knew what he was doing. the white house got his first telephone. number of the first white house telephone was one. that was the number. but not everyone could call because there were only other -- orause there were only two three other phones at the time in washington. it may have been only three phones in all of washington at the time. if you were one of
court. mcgowan was so impressed that two days later, he ordered the federal government to discontinue its use of the pony express. a really big deal. at the time, it took eight days to get the pony express to get something to the west coast. lincoln did away with pony express in a hurry. it was this technology that helped him manage the civil war. the moneyr seen "lincoln?" it is very authentic. daniel day-lewis, who plays nds hours waiting in that room. it is adjacent to the white...
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. >> you can get something like the history of grain elevators in pennsylvania or landmark supreme court decisions. >> i believe that we will win! >> there's so much more that c-span does in terms of its programs to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. >> i am proud to announce -- >> i announce my candidacy -- >> i am officially running -- >> for president of the united states. >> a reporter who covers...
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:atthew" particularly, a supreme court race. king said luther --ges by the color of our not judge us by the color of our skin, by the content of our character. those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. race,questions about backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, read auerbach, bob cozy -- he took the top layer among the celtics. matthew: digg early in the 50's and 60's, the nba is very much a local league. it is not on national tv. there is no idea about who is good in california, if you're in boston. but because of the media, you er, now watch lew alcind kareem abdul-jabbar. that is the guy we want. basketball is all local. in the 50's and 60's, it becomes national. recruited, two from new york? matthew: we talk about the reasons why frank maguire is able to bring them to new york. other questions, other thoughts? no one wants to argue back and say larry bird was way better than magic? it doesn't matter. >> one of the things i remove her reading in the press, they always talk about ho
:atthew" particularly, a supreme court race. king said luther --ges by the color of our not judge us by the color of our skin, by the content of our character. those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. race,questions about backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, read auerbach, bob cozy -- he took the top layer among the celtics. matthew: digg early in the 50's and 60's, the nba is very much a local league. it is not on national tv. there is...
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. >>> supreme court justice antonin scalia's body is lying in repose in the court's grand chamber. he passed away last weekend at the age of 79. the public is allowed into the viewing and c-span has live coverage throughout the day. it will last until 8:00 p.m. eastern. justice scalia's funeral is tomorrow and c-span will once again have live coverage of the funeral mass at the catholic basilica in washington, d.c. vice president joe biden is one of the dignitaries attending. he'll be able to watch it live tomorrow morning at 11:00 eastern. >>> coming up tonight on c-span 3, we're showing you american history tv in prime time. it's the american historical association's annual conference with panels on the history of the death penalty, the 1969 selection, and the history of terrorism, that's tonight here on c-span 3 at 8:00 eastern. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour hosted by our charter communications cape partners takes you to greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and literary culture. on book tv. >> in 1939, september of 1939 when europe went to war, our
. >>> supreme court justice antonin scalia's body is lying in repose in the court's grand chamber. he passed away last weekend at the age of 79. the public is allowed into the viewing and c-span has live coverage throughout the day. it will last until 8:00 p.m. eastern. justice scalia's funeral is tomorrow and c-span will once again have live coverage of the funeral mass at the catholic basilica in washington, d.c. vice president joe biden is one of the dignitaries attending. he'll be...
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there is no margin for error when it comes to supreme court appointment. ted cruz will appoint true conservatives to the united states supreme court who will apply the law, not rewrite the law. [ cheers and applause ] and y'all remember that story, that horrific story, about the woman in san francisco who was gunned down by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record who was allowed to stay in the united states because of a sanctuary city policy in san francisco. with ted cruz as your president, there will be no one like kate steinle whoever suffers that fate again. because, because ted cruz is going to ban sanctuary cities in the united states. and ted cruz is going to secure our border. and ted cruz is already working with me on a federal law to prevent terrorists from sneaking into this country through the refugee system. ted cruz is going to keep the united states of america safe. and my friends, america today is at a crossroads. and we need a leader who will take us down the right path. ted cruz is the right man to take us down the right path. i speak
there is no margin for error when it comes to supreme court appointment. ted cruz will appoint true conservatives to the united states supreme court who will apply the law, not rewrite the law. [ cheers and applause ] and y'all remember that story, that horrific story, about the woman in san francisco who was gunned down by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record who was allowed to stay in the united states because of a sanctuary city policy in san francisco. with ted cruz as your...
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court have said that those parties must assist if it is reasonably within their power to do so. that is what we have been asking. and the public's safety we must protect to ensure we have done everything under the law to fully investigate terrorist attacks on american soil. now as technology continues to evolve we are focused on stepping up our work against those who use the internet to steal trade secrets and to jeopardize the privacy and the property of everyday citizens. accordingly the fiscal year 2017 budget would dedicate $121 million in additional resources to investigating cyber crimes and fortifying the constituent department's vital information network. $85 million will be used to enhance the capacity to collect and analyze digital evidence and to increase the overall number of cyber investigations. together had funding will allow us to keep pace with the fast changing pace of cyber crime. our commitment to protecting the american people is matched by our dedication to ensuring they benefit from a criminal justice system that is fair, responsive and effective. the 2017
court have said that those parties must assist if it is reasonably within their power to do so. that is what we have been asking. and the public's safety we must protect to ensure we have done everything under the law to fully investigate terrorist attacks on american soil. now as technology continues to evolve we are focused on stepping up our work against those who use the internet to steal trade secrets and to jeopardize the privacy and the property of everyday citizens. accordingly the...
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matthew: it's a term that becomes popular in response to affirmative action, particularly a supreme court case. martin luther king jr. said judge us by the content of our character and not by the content cou.or of our skin those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. other questions about race, backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, red auerbach, bob cousy -- he took the top lawyer from holy cross among the celtics. it was an all-white team. nba in thehe 1950's and 60's -- the nba is very much a local league. it is not on national tv. there is no idea about who is good in california, if you're in boston. but because of the media, you can now watch lew alcindor, kareem abdul-jabbar. that is the guy we want. basketball is all local. in the 50's and 60's, it becomes national. >> the guy that recruited, two from new york? matthew: we talk about the reasons why frank maguire is able to bring them to new york. other questions, other thoughts? no one wants to argue back and say larry bird was way better than magic? >> i'm not going to argue either way. m
matthew: it's a term that becomes popular in response to affirmative action, particularly a supreme court case. martin luther king jr. said judge us by the content of our character and not by the content cou.or of our skin those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. other questions about race, backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, red auerbach, bob cousy -- he took the top lawyer from holy cross among the celtics. it was an all-white team. nba...
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supreme court case that affirm the constitutionality of capital punishment. monday afternoon at 3:30 eastern author and historian james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln and john f. kennedy. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about experiences and reactions of the two widows. >> but jackie was very conscious of history. jfk was very interested in abraham lincoln, knowledgeable about lincoln, so jackie did have very much in mind the lincoln precedent for the funeral. >> for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >>> the reality is the best presidents, the greatest presidents have been willing to recognize they weren't the smartest person in the room. and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. >> robert gates discusses his book "a passion for leadership lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service." mr. gates has served under several
supreme court case that affirm the constitutionality of capital punishment. monday afternoon at 3:30 eastern author and historian james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln and john f. kennedy. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office, the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about experiences and reactions of the two widows. >> but jackie was very conscious of history. jfk was very interested in...
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court about the kennedy assassination. i do think there were two plots with booth, which was a conspiracy. oswald, not. i do believe oswald's motives were less political than booth's. os oswald's motives were about expressing himself, his frustration, the fact he was nowhere and nothing. his wife left him. the night before he killed president kennedy, he begged his wife to reconcile with him and move back in with him. i'm convinced that if she had done that, then the next morning, oswald would not have removed his wedding ring, placed it in a china cup she brought from russia, taken all the money he had and laid it on the dresser and gone out with his rifle that day. how history can turn on little events like that. now the characters of both men. lincoln was a fatalist who believed in and sometimes feared the power of dreams. there are at least two lincoln letters where he refers to this. one time in the 1840s, he writes about a terrible dream. another time he writes to mary and says, i had a terrible dream about tad last
court about the kennedy assassination. i do think there were two plots with booth, which was a conspiracy. oswald, not. i do believe oswald's motives were less political than booth's. os oswald's motives were about expressing himself, his frustration, the fact he was nowhere and nothing. his wife left him. the night before he killed president kennedy, he begged his wife to reconcile with him and move back in with him. i'm convinced that if she had done that, then the next morning, oswald would...
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supreme court case which affirms the contusionality of capital punishment. monday afternoon at 3:30 eastern, james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln in 1865 and john f. kennedy in 1963. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office. the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows, mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> jackie was very conscious of history. jfk was very interested in abraham lincoln, knowledgeable about lincoln. and so jackie did have very much in mind the lincoln precedent for the funeral. >> for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> road to the white house began in iowa. the caucuses which date back to 1972, and then we move to new hampshire that quintessential first in the nation primary which has a long and rich history. and now we really begin to test the candidates and their message. we move south to ssouth carolin, the first southern primary, then to the party cauc
supreme court case which affirms the contusionality of capital punishment. monday afternoon at 3:30 eastern, james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln in 1865 and john f. kennedy in 1963. their personal similarities and differences in their terms in office. the backgrounds of the assassins and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows, mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. >> jackie was very conscious of...
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our alliance with the philippines took a step forward when the philippine supreme court recently upheld that enhanced defense cooperation agreement. which will provide significant partnership and access benefits. i'm excited about a burgeoning relationship with india where i will visit next week. as the world's two largest democrat says we are poised to bring greater security and prosperity to the entire region. two visionary policies are now i could insiding. as the united states rebalances west of the indoation ya pacific and india implements its policy. last october's exercise between india and japan and the united states shows the security interconnectedness of the indian ocean, asia and the pacific ocean. i rely heavily on australia, not only for its advanced military capabilities across all domains but importantly for australia's war fighting experience and leadership in operations around the world. these examples clearly demonstrate to me that the united states is a security partner of choice in the area. it's why i believe our strategic rebalance has taken hold. given that four
our alliance with the philippines took a step forward when the philippine supreme court recently upheld that enhanced defense cooperation agreement. which will provide significant partnership and access benefits. i'm excited about a burgeoning relationship with india where i will visit next week. as the world's two largest democrat says we are poised to bring greater security and prosperity to the entire region. two visionary policies are now i could insiding. as the united states rebalances...
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our alliance with the philippines took a step forward when the philippine supreme court recently upheld that enhanced defense cooperation agreement. which will provide significant partnership and access benefits. i'm excited about a burgeoning relationship with india where i will visit next week. as the world's two largest democracies, we are poised to bring greater security and prosperity to the entire region. two visionary policies are now coinciding. as the united states rebalances west of the indoation ya pacific and india implements its policy. last october's exercise between india and japan and the united states shows the security interconnectedness of the indian ocean, asia and the pacific ocean. i rely heavily on australia, not only for its advanced military capabilities across all domains but importantly for australia's war fighting experience and leadership in operations around the world. these examples clearly demonstrate to me that the united states is a security partner of choice in the indo asia region. partner of choice in the area. it's why i believe our strategic rebala
our alliance with the philippines took a step forward when the philippine supreme court recently upheld that enhanced defense cooperation agreement. which will provide significant partnership and access benefits. i'm excited about a burgeoning relationship with india where i will visit next week. as the world's two largest democracies, we are poised to bring greater security and prosperity to the entire region. two visionary policies are now coinciding. as the united states rebalances west of...
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. >>> supreme court justice antonin scalia's body is lying in repose in the court's grand chamber. he passed away last weekend at the age of 79. the public is allowed into the viewing and c-span has live coverage throughout the day. it will last until 8:00 p.m. eastern. justice scalia's funeral, by the way, is tomorrow and c-span will once again have a live coverage of the funeral mass at the catholic basilica in washington, d.c., and vice president joe biden is one of the dignitary's attending and you'll be able to watch it to tomorrow morning starting at 11:00 eastern. >>> coming up tonight on c-span3 we're showing you "american history tv" in prime time. it's the american historical association's annual conference with panels on the history of the death penalty, the 1916 election and the history of terrorism. that's tonight here on c-span3 at 8:00 eastern. >>> c-span's coverage of the presidential candidates continues this week with campaign events in south carolina and nevada, leading up to the south carolina gop primary and the nevada democratic caucuses on saturday, february
. >>> supreme court justice antonin scalia's body is lying in repose in the court's grand chamber. he passed away last weekend at the age of 79. the public is allowed into the viewing and c-span has live coverage throughout the day. it will last until 8:00 p.m. eastern. justice scalia's funeral, by the way, is tomorrow and c-span will once again have a live coverage of the funeral mass at the catholic basilica in washington, d.c., and vice president joe biden is one of the dignitary's...
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supreme court return to the bench on february 22nd justice antonin scalia's chair will be draped in black the court said today. this is a photo tweeted out from the court this morning. the tradition dates back to at least the death of chief justice solomon chase in 1873 according to a court statement. and has not occurred in recent years because justices rarely die while in office. and those who have died were replaced while the court was out of session. >>> treasury secretary jack lew appeared before the senate finance committee last week to discuss the revenue proposals in the president's 2017 budget requests. members asked about the administration's ideas for addressing puerto rico's financial crisis, tax code reform infrastructure investment and a new tax on oil.]ofhÑ . >> the committee will come to order. today's hearing is on president obama's budget for fiscal year 2017. i particularly want to thank secretary lew for providing -- for appearing before us this morning and providing his time for us. while there are some hints about some of the details in advance, congress officially
supreme court return to the bench on february 22nd justice antonin scalia's chair will be draped in black the court said today. this is a photo tweeted out from the court this morning. the tradition dates back to at least the death of chief justice solomon chase in 1873 according to a court statement. and has not occurred in recent years because justices rarely die while in office. and those who have died were replaced while the court was out of session. >>> treasury secretary jack lew...